This week, the Illinois Flag Commission announced 10 finalists in the running to be the state's new flag. We asked you to pick your favorite. The results: 21% of you like No. 6 (above), which ...

Flags in Illinois will be flying at half-staff for several days this week in honor of a fallen Chicago firefighter.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The results are in for the contest to redesign the Illinois state flag, but these tallies aren’t the final say. One design from Champaign received the second most ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state's bald eagle-themed ...

This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office in March 2025 shows the top voted state flag design, the current flag. Illinois Secretary of State’s Office via AP SPRINGFIELD, Ill.

Boise’s decision on a new city flag has come to a close sooner than anticipated. For now, the city’s flag of 35 years will remain. The announcement from Mayor Lauren McLean on Tuesday comes ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed ...